Year : 2014 Style : Melodic Heavy Rock , Melodic Hard Rock Country : Finland Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 192 mb
Bio:
Leverage is a Finnish hard rock / Melodic heavy metal band that comes from the area of Jyväskylä. Your style is reminiscent of Rainbow and Stratovarius, they even call him a melodic heavy rock.The band was founded in 2002 by Pekka Heino, Tuoppi Heikkinen and Torsti Spoof. Together they began to work on songs. In 2006, she released her debut album Tides, which is influenced by the metal of the 1980s.Could there be anything more cliched than that? And what kind of name for a metal band is Leverage anyway? It’s a TV-show! And what is that cute singer of that other band doing with a bunch of sorry ass wanna-be metal guys such as this lot? Right on, stop reading.You know what. We’ve made three albums that kick ass. Tides (2006), Blind Fire (2008) and Circus Colossus (2009). Don’t take our word for it, read the reviews or even better, tune up and open your ears. You might be surprised.And you know what, also. We’re not a power metal band. We’re not an AOR band, for God’s sake. We’re not a tribute to the 80’s band. We don’t fall into a category, not because we couldn’t but because we don’t want to. For us it’s about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Been like that since day one and will remain so.We’ve got our own style, our very own way of making heavy rock in the 2000’s. Our stamp says Leverage. No more needed.
Line Up:
Valtteri Revonkorpi Drums (2005-present) - See also: ex-Purity, ex-Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus Torsti Spoof Guitars (2005-present) - See also: The Magnificent Tuomas Heikkinen Guitars (2005-present) Marko Niskala Keyboards (2005-present) Pekka Heino Vocals (2005-present) - See also: Brother Firetribe Sami Norrbacka Bass (2009-present) - See also: The Magnificent, Crossroads
Tracklist:
01. Dreamworld 02. Heart Of Darkness 03. Sentenced 04. Hellhorn 05. Rider Of Storm 06. Stranger 07. Marching To War 08. Don't Keep Me Waiting 09. Wolf And The Moon 10. Twilight Symphony 11. Prisoners 12. Learn To Live 13. Gone 14. Broken Wings 15. Waterfall 16. Shadow in the Rain
Year : 2018 Style : Melodic Heavy Rock , Melodic Hard Rock Country : Finland Audio : 320 kbps + front Size : 45 mb
Bio:
Leverage is a Finnish hard rock / Melodic heavy metal band that comes from the area of Jyväskylä. Your style is reminiscent of Rainbow and Stratovarius, they even call him a melodic heavy rock.The band was founded in 2002 by Pekka Heino, Tuoppi Heikkinen and Torsti Spoof. Together they began to work on songs. In 2006, she released her debut album Tides, which is influenced by the metal of the 1980s.Could there be anything more cliched than that? And what kind of name for a metal band is Leverage anyway? It’s a TV-show! And what is that cute singer of that other band doing with a bunch of sorry ass wanna-be metal guys such as this lot? Right on, stop reading.You know what. We’ve made three albums that kick ass. Tides (2006), Blind Fire (2008) and Circus Colossus (2009). Don’t take our word for it, read the reviews or even better, tune up and open your ears. You might be surprised.And you know what, also. We’re not a power metal band. We’re not an AOR band, for God’s sake. We’re not a tribute to the 80’s band. We don’t fall into a category, not because we couldn’t but because we don’t want to. For us it’s about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Been like that since day one and will remain so.We’ve got our own style, our very own way of making heavy rock in the 2000’s. Our stamp says Leverage. No more needed.
Album:
Leverage landed on the scene in 2006 with the release of their debut album “Tides”. With their blend of symphonic/progressive metal and melodic rock, Leverage generated a buzz amongst rock and metal fans and was signed by Frontiers for the release of their second album, “Blind Fire”, in 2008. The band's third album, “Circus Colossus” was released via Spinefarm in 2009, but the band became inactive not too long afterwards.Now, after a near decade of hibernation, Leverage is back with an amazing new singer, Kimmo Blom (Urban Tale, Raskasta Joulua) and a new guitar player, Mikko Salovaara. The forthcoming digital EP, “The Devil’s Turn", will serve as an introduction to the new Leverage line-up as well as an appetizer for the band's forthcoming fourth album.In producer and main songwriter Tuomas Heikkinen words: “The songs on the EP were written over a period of several years, with 'Dead Man’s Hand' being the oldest song and 'Children Of Skyfall' the most recent. With those two and 'The Unicorn' plus 'Wheels From Hell', the EP covers a pretty wide range musically, but were chiseled into a sound and form we feel good about. It’s all heavy rock, not any form of power metal. Not that there’s anything wrong with prog metal or power metal or whatever, but right now we feel that we want to capture something that is recorded with a live feel, with no exaggerated choirs or orchestrations all over the place, so that we can deliver the stuff live also without using background tapes and to be able to have some freedom too.”On “Wheels From Hell”, Tuomas says: "The way we’ve been writing with new guitarist Mikko Salovaara is that we’ll come up with a theme, like let’s write a song about this or that. With this one we aimed to write a fast-paced rock song about a herd that steamrolls over anything in its way. And also, we wanted it to be an old school band thing with double guitar solos and all that. It just started taking shape pretty fast. We had a great time with this one right from the get go, the thing’s got a great drive and Kimmo nailed the vibe perfectly with the aggressive and somewhat over the top (in a good way) vocals. This song will be great live too.”Leverage’s new line-up will make its live debut on July 21 at John Smith Festival in Laukaa, Finland.
Line Up:
Valtteri Revonkorpi Drums (2005-present) - See also: ex-Purity, ex-Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus Tuomas Heikkinen Guitars (2005-present) Marko Niskala Keyboards (2005-present) - Sami Norrbacka Bass (2009-present) - See also: Crossroads, The Magnificent Mikko Salovaara Guitars (2018-present) - See also: ex-Kiuas, ex-Kalmah (live), ex-Raskasta Joulua (live) Kimmo Blom Vocals (2018-present) - See also: Raskasta Joulua, ex-Dyecrest, ex-Nova Scotia, ex-Urban Tale
Tracklist:
01. Dead Man’s Hand 02. Wheels From Hell 03. The Unicorn 04. Children Of Skyfall
Year : 2019 (Japan Edition) Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock Country : Finland Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 158 mb
Bio:
Leverage is a Finnish hard rock / Melodic heavy metal band that comes from the area of Jyväskylä. Your style is reminiscent of Rainbow and Stratovarius, they even call him a melodic heavy rock.The band was founded in 2002 by Pekka Heino, Tuoppi Heikkinen and Torsti Spoof. Together they began to work on songs. In 2006, she released her debut album Tides, which is influenced by the metal of the 1980s.Could there be anything more cliched than that? And what kind of name for a metal band is Leverage anyway? It’s a TV-show! And what is that cute singer of that other band doing with a bunch of sorry ass wanna-be metal guys such as this lot? Right on, stop reading.You know what. We’ve made three albums that kick ass. Tides (2006), Blind Fire (2008) and Circus Colossus (2009). Don’t take our word for it, read the reviews or even better, tune up and open your ears. You might be surprised.And you know what, also. We’re not a power metal band. We’re not an AOR band, for God’s sake. We’re not a tribute to the 80’s band. We don’t fall into a category, not because we couldn’t but because we don’t want to. For us it’s about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Been like that since day one and will remain so.We’ve got our own style, our very own way of making heavy rock in the 2000’s. Our stamp says Leverage. No more needed.
Album:
Finnish heavy rockers Leverage finally put an end to their 10 year hiatus between studio albums with the announcement of the release of their highly anticipated new album "Determinus". Preceded by the release of the 2018 (digital only) EP "The Devil's Turn", Leverage is set to retake its place in the standings of the heavy metal/hard rock community with this new album.Leverage is not a power metal band nor an AOR band and definitely not a throwback to the 80s band. Leverage doesn't fall into an easy category. Leverage developed its own style of heavy rock in the 00s. For the band members, it has always been about making and playing music with all of their hearts and souls while having a blast doing it. Their sonic stamp, says Leverage. That's it. "The new album is the same but different", says guitarist and founder Tuomas Heikkinen. "This is the way I write. It is heavy rock and draws from a variety of influences, mine or the other members. I used to make demos that had every bass, drum and keyboard note MIDI programmed to detail and then just asked the guys to reproduce that exactly, but now I only underline the passages that I feel are essential and let them have a go at expressing themselves as musicians. And just as importantly, I always try to hear the vocalist in my head when writing. Pekka and Kimmo are two different singers, that definitely guides the process."Leverage landed on the scene in 2006 with the independent release of its debut album "Tides". With their blend of symphonic and melodic hard rock combined with some progressive metal twists, Leverage created a buzz on the scene and was signed by Frontiers for the release of their second album "Blind Fire" in 2008. Spinefarm/Universal picked the band up for their next album "Circus Colossus" (2009), but the band became inactive not too long after. "People that have heard the music say that it definitely has the Leverage vibe, but also covers new ground. It has variety, ranging from pretty damn heavy to all kinds of far ends at times. This album sounds like a band playing and there's movement where we didn't use to have it. There's less overdubs, not too many huge hired choirs, very little MIDI orchestrations and less tracks all together", continues Heikkinen."Determinus" also introduces an amazing new singer, Kimmo Blom (Urban Tale, Raskasta Joulua) and a new guitar player, Mikko Salovaara. "Kimmo is a phenomenal and very versatile singer. He draws pictures in front of you the way he sings", concludes Tuomas. "He has a huge presence, both seen and heard and is not the most typical vocalist in this scene. He approaches each song as a short story and really throws himself in there. Mikko is a monster guitar player with a background of very heavy and complex metal with a band called Kiuas. It was like I am going to get him or Leverage will have only one guitar. I am happy he wanted to join the band. I have been blessed to get to work with outstanding guitar players in Leverage, first with Torsti and now with Mikko.""I'm really excited about all this, getting back to making Leverage music with a great group of people, old and new. And getting it out through a solid label to the fans", concludes Tuomas."Determinus" promises to be one of the highlights of the melodic metal genre in 2019.
Line Up:
Kimmo Blom - Vocals (2018-present) - See also: Raskasta Joulua, ex-Dyecrest, ex-Nova Scotia, ex-Urban Tale Valtteri Revonkorpi - Drums (2005-present) - See also: ex-Purity, ex-Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus Tuomas Heikkinen - Guitars (2005-present) Marko Niskala - Keyboards (2005-present) - Sami Norrbacka Bass (2009-present) - See also: Crossroads, The Magnificent Mikko Salovaara - Guitars (2018-present) - See also: ex-Kiuas, ex-Kalmah (live), ex-Raskasta Joulua (live) Sami Norrbacka – Bass
Tracklist:
01. Burn Love Burn 02. Wind of Morrigan 03. Tiger 04. Red Moon over Sonora 05. Mephistocrate 06. Afterworld's Disciple 07. When We Were Young 08. Heaven's No Place for Us 09. Hand of God 10. Rollerball 11. Troy 12. Wind of Morrigan (Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track)
Year : 2021 Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock Country : Finland Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 101 mb
Bio:
Leverage is a Finnish hard rock / Melodic heavy metal band that comes from the area of Jyväskylä. Your style is reminiscent of Rainbow and Stratovarius, they even call him a melodic heavy rock.The band was founded in 2002 by Pekka Heino, Tuoppi Heikkinen and Torsti Spoof. Together they began to work on songs. In 2006, she released her debut album Tides, which is influenced by the metal of the 1980s.Could there be anything more cliched than that? And what kind of name for a metal band is Leverage anyway? It’s a TV-show! And what is that cute singer of that other band doing with a bunch of sorry ass wanna-be metal guys such as this lot? Right on, stop reading.You know what. We’ve made three albums that kick ass. Tides (2006), Blind Fire (2008) and Circus Colossus (2009). Don’t take our word for it, read the reviews or even better, tune up and open your ears. You might be surprised.And you know what, also. We’re not a power metal band. We’re not an AOR band, for God’s sake. We’re not a tribute to the 80’s band. We don’t fall into a category, not because we couldn’t but because we don’t want to. For us it’s about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Been like that since day one and will remain so.We’ve got our own style, our very own way of making heavy rock in the 2000’s. Our stamp says Leverage. No more needed.
Album:
Leverage continues to showcase its contemporary heavy rock sound on new album "Above The Beyond", which takes influences from the golden past while still offering an own unique personality. There are plenty of ear-catching melodies delivered skillfully with pristine production on the band's latest album.Finland's Leverage is not a power metal band nor an AOR band and definitely not a tribute to the 80s. Leverage doesn't easily fall into a genre category because for the band, it's all about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Leverage thus has developed an own style of making heavy rock and that is the mission. The sonic stamp says Leverage. No more needed.Leverage first landed on the scene in 2006 with the independent release of the debut album "Tides". With a blend of symphonic metal and melodic hard rock with some progressive metal twists, the guys created a buzz on the scene and were signed by Frontiers for the release of their second album "Blind Fire" in 2008, before moving to Universal/Spinefarm for their next album "Circus Colossus" (2009). The band became inactive not too long after the release of that third album though, sadly leaving fans craving more music from the band.In 2018, Leverage returned with a new line-up featuring the amazing new singer Kimmo Blom (ex-Urban Tale, Raskasta Joulua) and new guitar player Mikko Salovaara. They first released the EP "The Devil's Turn" and then the full-length album "Determinus". The band showcased still being able to cover a pretty wide ground musically. Again: not power metal nor AOR nor thrash, but just great heavy rock with stunning melodies. That same result is also evident on the new record "Above The Beyond".
Line Up:
Kimmo Blom - Vocals (2018-present) - See also: Raskasta Joulua, ex-Dyecrest, ex-Nova Scotia, ex-Urban Tale Tuomas Heikkinen - Guitars (2005-present) Mikko Salovaara - Guitars (2018-present) - See also: ex-Kiuas, ex-Kalmah (live), ex-Raskasta Joulua (live) Sami Norrbacka – Bass Valtteri Revonkorpi - Drums (2005-present) - See also: ex-Purity, ex-Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus Marko Niskala - Keyboards (2005-present) - Sami Norrbacka Bass (2009-present) - See also: Crossroads, The Magnificent
Tracklist:
01. Starlight 02. Emperor 03. Into The New World 04. Do You Love Me Now 05. Angelica 06. Under His Eye 07. Falling Out Of Grace 08. Galleria 09. Silence
Year : 2025 Style : Melodic Heavy Metal , Melodic Hard Rock Country : Finland Audio : 320 kbps + front Size : 89 mb
Bio:
Leverage is a Finnish hard rock / Melodic heavy metal band that comes from the area of Jyväskylä. Your style is reminiscent of Rainbow and Stratovarius, they even call him a melodic heavy rock.The band was founded in 2002 by Pekka Heino, Tuoppi Heikkinen and Torsti Spoof. Together they began to work on songs. In 2006, she released her debut album Tides, which is influenced by the metal of the 1980s.Could there be anything more cliched than that? And what kind of name for a metal band is Leverage anyway? It’s a TV-show! And what is that cute singer of that other band doing with a bunch of sorry ass wanna-be metal guys such as this lot? Right on, stop reading.You know what. We’ve made three albums that kick ass. Tides (2006), Blind Fire (2008) and Circus Colossus (2009). Don’t take our word for it, read the reviews or even better, tune up and open your ears. You might be surprised.And you know what, also. We’re not a power metal band. We’re not an AOR band, for God’s sake. We’re not a tribute to the 80’s band. We don’t fall into a category, not because we couldn’t but because we don’t want to. For us it’s about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Been like that since day one and will remain so.We’ve got our own style, our very own way of making heavy rock in the 2000’s. Our stamp says Leverage. No more needed.
Album:
Following the untimely passing of singer’s Kimmo Blom in August 2022, Leverage’s future seemed uncertain. However, after some months of hiatus, founding member and main songwriter Tuomas Heikkinen, decided it was time to give the band another shot of life. The result of this process of rebuilding saw the outstanding singer Paolo Ribaldini (Delain) and violinist Lotta-Maria Heiskanen joining the band with the precise task to renew and refresh the sound of the band.The resulting album “Gravity”, which is the band’s sixth full-length album in slightly less than 20 years, aptly showcases contemporary heavy rock sound, which takes influence from the golden past while still offering their own unique personality. Plenty of ear-catching melodies delivered skillfully with pristine production on the band’s latest album.Finland’s Leverage are not a power metal band, nor an AOR band, and definitely not a tribute to the '80s band. Leverage doesn't easily fall into a genre category because for the band, it’s all about making and playing music with heart and soul and having a blast doing it. Leverage thus have developed their own style of making heavy rock and that is their mission. The sonic stamp says Leverage. No more needed.Leverage first landed on the scene in 2006 with the independent release of their debut album, “Tides”. With their blend of symphonic metal and melodic hard rock, with some progressive metal twists, they created a buzz on the scene and were signed by Frontiers for the release of their second album, “Blind Fire” in 2008, before moving to Universal/Spinefarm for their next album, “Circus Colossus” (2009). The band became inactive not too long after the release of that third album though, sadly leaving fans craving more music from the band. In 2018, Leverage returned with a new lineup featuring singer Kimmo Blom (ex-Urban Tale, Raskasta Joulua) and guitarist Mikko Salovaara. They first released an EP, “The Devil’s Turn” and then a full-length, “Determinus”. The band showcased that they are still able to cover a pretty wide ground musically. Again, not power metal, not AOR, not thrash. Just great heavy rock with stunning melodies.
Line Up:
Paolo Ribaldini - Vocals (2023-present) - See also: Seraphiel, ex-Skiltron, ex-Odyssey, ex-Paolo & Jouni, ex-Sacred Heart Tuomas Heikkinen - Guitars (2002-present) Sami Norrbacka - Bass (2009-present) - See also: Crossroads, Rainbow Connection (Rainbow tribute), The Magnificent Elias Ojutkangas - Drums (2025-present) Marko Niskala - Keyboards (2002-present) Lotta-Maria Heiskanen - Violin (2025-present)
Tracklist:
01. Shooting Star 02. Tales Of The Night 03. Hellbound Train 04. Moon Of Madness 05. Eliza 06. All Seeing Eye 07. King Ghidorah 08. Gravity
